Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy needs treatments immediately. In that context, consider this: In early 1984, HIV was discovered as the cause of AIDS. In March 1987 AZT was approved by the FDA.. That is Accelerated Approval. Dystrophin was discovered as the cause of Duchenne in 1987. 27 years later Duchenne can not get one drug. AZT didn't cure AIDS and they barely knew anything about HIV. AIDS de…